February 16, 20187 yr u2 the fly is my fave no.1 of 91, it was also responsible for ending Bryan Adams run at the top. Edited February 16, 20187 yr by fiesta
February 16, 20187 yr u2 the fly is my fave no.1 of 91, it was also responsible for ending Bryan Adams run at the top. I love it too actually, one of U2's best!
February 16, 20187 yr 1991 must have been the worst year in chart history if Do the Bartman was the fifth biggest seller and only sold 450k Says it all!! The 90s didn't really take off and get their own distinct bands and sound until 1994!
February 17, 20187 yr 1991 must have been the worst year in chart history if Do the Bartman was the fifth biggest seller and only sold 450k Says it all!! The 90s didn't really take off and get their own distinct bands and sound until 1994! 2004 says hello.
February 17, 20187 yr 27 years now since The Simpsons had a #1 single... that happened. You can hear that chart (presented by Tommy Vance) here: https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenTheRadioKid...vance-10021991/ The previous week had been very snowy across London and the southeast with London having its deepest snow since 1962 and deepest snow until February 2009 which may have affected record sales that week: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/conte...j/4/feb1991.pdf Edited February 17, 20187 yr by Doctor Blind
February 17, 20187 yr 2004 says hello. Remind me of why 2004 was so poor? Just reminds me of the start of new brit pop and shape shifters!
February 17, 20187 yr Author Remind me of why 2004 was so poor? Just reminds me of the start of new brit pop and shape shifters! He means in terms of sales, it was a really poor sales year as illegal downloads were still high - legal music downloads were only starting to be introduced to the public consciousness through iTunes and I'm not even sure if they counted towards the official chart until 2005.
February 17, 20187 yr I loved the music in 2004 but only 2 songs that year cleared 500k and one of them was Band Aid. The album charts were amazing though.
February 17, 20187 yr Yeh I thought you meant quality wise yeh sales were at a low between 2003-2006 and downloads didn't get added until Nov 2005!
February 17, 20187 yr Yeh I thought you meant quality wise yeh sales were at a low between 2003-2006 and downloads didn't get added until Nov 2005! Downloads got added March/April 2005 time I thought!
February 18, 20187 yr I always think of the first download chart with Scott mills in which West life were randomly at no1 - that was late 2005 but now sure when they got combined with the official chart - think the April date your thinking of was April 2006 when downloads were added and Crazy was no1!?
February 18, 20187 yr The first download chart was in November 2004. Downloads were first included in the official chart in April 2005, the week Razorlight got to no.2 with Somewhere Else. NOTHING of not happened in late 2005. Stupid deletion rule and downloads appearing a week before happened in March 2006, and then from 2007 all downloads counted.
March 1, 20187 yr Author Last week's Flashback, from 1992. YCYaALgW80c It's fair to say that when Siobhan Fahey left Bananarama, expectations of any solo project she might have planned were not high. The singer parted ways with the group in 1988 after a row over pizza (!) and becoming frustrated with the musical direction they were headed, famously telling their chief producer Pete Waterman they wouldn't sing songs with the word 'love' in the title. When she did return just a year later, few expected it to be one of the boldest revolutions in pop. Teaming up with US singer-songwriter Marcella Detroit (although originally conceived as a Siobhan solo project), the pair formed Shakespears Sister, a band whose dark-but-danceable goth-pop couldn't have been further from Bananarama's brand of bold and unpolished sass. The duo's big breakout hit arrived 26 years ago this week, when Stay had climbed its way to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, knocking Wet Wet Wet's Goodnight Girl off the summit after a five-week ascent. The single stayed there for eight weeks - a record for a UK girl band - and, unsurprisingly, became the fourth biggest selling single that year. Stay went on to become a hit across the globe, reaching Number 4 on American's Billboard Hot 100 and spending six weeks at the top in Siobhan's native Ireland. The accompanying music video, directed by Sophie Muller and inspired by 1950 sci-fi film Cat Women Of The Moon, won Best Video at the BRITs and was brilliantly spoofed by French & Saunders. Shortly after Stay's success, Marcella left the group and Siobhan continued solo. Look back at Shakespears Sister's complete Official UK Chart history here. Elsewhere in the Official Singles Chart Top 40 this week in 1992, Michael Jackson's Remember The Time reached its Number 3 peak, and a re-release of The Temptations' 1964 hit My Girl was back in the Top 10 after featuring on the 1991 film of the same name starring Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky. US singer Shanice landed her breakthrough hit with I Love Your Smile, new at Number 7, while outside the Top 10 there were new entries for Bryan Adams, Tears For Fears and Massive Attack. Article source: OCC Top 75: 05 - 02 - 01 - Shakespears Sister - STAY 08 - 01 - 02 - Wet Wet Wet - GOODNIGHT GIRL 02 - 06 - 03 - Michael Jackson - REMEMBER THE TIME 04 - 04 - 04 - Pasadenas - I'M DOING FINE NOW 02 - 13 - 05 - Temptations - MY GIRL 06 - 05 - 06 - Curtis Stigers - I WONDER WHY 05 - RE - 07 - Shanice - I LOVE YOUR SMILE 05 - 03 - 08 - 2 Unlimited - TWILIGHT ZONE 03 - 12 - 09 - Simply Red - FOR YOUR BABIES 1 - NEW - 10 - Opus III - IT'S A FINE DAY 1 - NEW - 11 - Bryan Adams - THOUGHT I'D DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN 05 - 07 - 12 - Kylie Minogue - GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME 10 - 16 - 13 - Queen - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY / THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES 1 - NEW - 14 - N-Joi - LIVE IN MANCHESTER (PARTS 1 AND 2) 02 - 38 - 15 - Madness - IT MUST BE LOVE 04 - 08 - 16 - Kicks Like A Mule - THE BOUNCER 03 - 21 - 17 - Michael Bolton - STEEL BARS 02 - 17 - 18 - Pearl Jam - ALIVE 02 - 10 - 19 - Jesus And Mary Chain - REVERENCE 06 - 22 - 20 - Julia Fordham - LOVE MOVES (IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS) 1 - NEW - 21 - Rozalla - ARE YOU READY TO FLY 04 - 18 - 22 - James - BORN OF FRUSTRATION 07 - 15 - 23 - Genesis - I CAN'T DANCE 02 - 25 - 24 - Brand New Heavies - DREAM COME TRUE 1 - NEW - 25 - Tears For Fears - LAID SO LOW (TEARS ROLL DOWN) 03 - 11 - 26 - Primal Scream - DIXIE-NARCO (EP) 06 - 19 - 27 - Cicero - LOVE IS EVERYWHERE 06 - 30 - 28 - Sounds Of Blackness - OPTIMISTIC 02 - 09 - 29 - Ride - LEAVE THEM ALL BEHIND 07 - 14 - 30 - Kiss - GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU II 04 - 28 - 31 - Europe - I'LL CRY FOR YOU 02 - 27 - 32 - Diana Ross - THE FORCE BEHIND THE POWER 1 - NEW - 33 - Everything But The Girl - COVERS (EP) 1 - NEW - 34 - DJ Seduction - HARDCORE HEAVEN / YOU AND ME 1 - NEW - 35 - Massive Attack - MASSIVE ATTACK (EP) 1 - NEW - 36 - Zero B - THE EP (BRAND NEW MIXES) (EP) 02 - 24 - 37 - Orbital - MUTATIONS (EP) 02 - 29 - 38 - Tina Turner - LOVE THING 03 - 39 - 39 - Buffy Saint Marie - THE BIG ONES GET AWAY 02 - 48 - 40 - Army Of Lovers - CRUCIFIED 1 - NEW - 41 - Martika - COLOURED KISSES 1 - NEW - 42 - PM Dawn - REALITY USED TO BE A FRIEND OF MINE 02 - 36 - 43 - Son'z Of A Loop-De-Loop Era - FAR OUT 1 - NEW - 44 - Gary Moore - COLD DAY IN HELL 04 - 26 - 45 - DNA Featuring Sharon Redd - CAN YOU HANDLE IT? 08 - 23 - 46 - Prodigy - EVERYBODY IN THE PLACE (EP) 07 - 31 - 47 - Ce Ce Peniston - WE GOT A LOVE THANG 02 - 54 - 48 - Chic - CHIC MYSTIQUE 1 - NEW - 49 - Public Image Limited - CRUEL 04 - 35 - 50 - Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart - VISIONS OF YOU 03 - 32 - 51 - Texas - ALONE WITH YOU 06 - 45 - 52 - Zucchero Featuring Randy Crawford - DIAMANTE 12 - 42 - 53 - Des'ree - FEEL SO HIGH 03 - 34 - 54 - Definition Of Sound - MOIRA JANE'S CAFE 1 - NEW - 55 - M-D-Emm - GET DOWN 03 - 59 - 56 - Mike And The Mechanics - EVERYBODY GETS A SECOND CHANCE 1 - NEW - 57 - River City People - STANDING IN THE NEED OF LOVE 1 - NEW - 58 - Color Me Badd - HEARTBREAKER 07 - 41 - 59 - Mariah Carey - CAN'T LET GO 05 - 37 - 60 - Wonder Stuff - WELCOME TO THE CHEAP SEATS (EP) 06 - 33 - 61 - Manic Street Preachers - YOU LOVE US 1 - NEW - 62 - MIG29 - MIG29 1 - NEW - 63 - World Of Twist - SHE'S A RAINBOW 04 - 43 - 64 - Ronny Jordan - SO WHAT! 05 - 40 - 65 - Dream Frequency Featuring Debbie Sharp - FEEL SO REAL 12 - 51 - 66 - Kym Sims - TOO BLIND TO SEE IT 1 - NEW - 67 - Ruth Joy - FEEL 06 - 44 - 68 - Paula Abdul - VIBEOLOGY 1 - NEW - 69 - Temptations - THE JONES' 04 - 61 - 70 - Dr Hook - WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN 12 - 52 - 71 - KLF Featuring Tammy Wynette - JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT 03 - 47 - 72 - Take That - ONCE YOU'VE TASTED LOVE 1 - NEW - 73 - Ian McCulloch - LOVER LOVER LOVER 12 - 46 - 74 - Blessing - HIGHWAY 5 03 - 53 - 75 - Eric Clapton - TEARS IN HEAVEN Text source: UKMIX
March 1, 20187 yr Author This week we go back to 1998 XS088Opj9o0 With many of us experiencing a cold snap this week, it's seems fitting that this week's Flashback looks back at Madonna's Frozen, which was Number 1 on the Official UK Singles Chart 20 years ago this week. The pop comeback that all other pop comebacks are measured against, Frozen was the beginning of a bold new direction for Madonna. She'd previously dabbled in maturer-sounding pop on albums Bedtime Stories and Erotica, but together with producer William Orbit and songwriter Patrick Leonard, Frozen and its parent album Ray Of Light saw her take things a step further, delving into dance music of the deeply spiritual kind. Orbit's signature ambient electronica sound proved the perfect match for Madge, who in the years previous had given birth to her daughter Lourdes, gained an interest in Kabbalah and Eastern mysticism and had taken on the title role on the film adaptation of the musical Evita. The resulting Frozen was a grand yet uncomplicated statement about her new perspective on life. The song's icy, gothic music video was shot by British artist Chris Cunningham and sees Madonna shape shifting into a flock of crows and a black dog in the middle of the desert. The symbolism of it all! Praise from the critics was unanimous and the visual was even awarded an MTV Music Video Award in 1998. Frozen was Madonna's first single to debut at Number 1 in the UK, shifting 196,604 copies in its opening week. It's total combined sales to date stand at 582,353, split between 560,000 physical sales/downloads and 2.2 million streams. It's her ninth bestseller in the UK - check out the full Top 40 here. Read back our interview with William Orbit about working on Madonna's Ray Of Light and Frozen from 2015 here. Elsewhere in the Official Singles Chart Top 40 this week in 1998, Madonna had knocked Cornershop's Brimful Of Asha down to 3 after one week at the top, and British band Space scored their biggest chart hit with The Ballad Of Tom Jones ft. Cerys Matthews (of Cataonia fame) at Number 4. The Top 10 also featured two songs that would go on to be huge hits; Leanne Rimes' How Do I Live at 7 and Robyn's Show Me Love at 8. Article source: OCC Top 75: 1 - NEW - 01 - Madonna - FROZEN 03 - 02 - 02 - Celine Dion - MY HEART WILL GO ON 03 - 01 - 03 - Cornershop - BRIMFUL OF ASHA 1 - NEW - 04 - Space Featuring Cerys - THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES 02 - 04 - 05 - Savage Garden - TRULY MADLY DEEPLY 05 - 03 - 06 - Aqua - DOCTOR JONES 1 - NEW - 07 - LeAnn Rimes - HOW DO I LIVE 1 - NEW - 08 - Robyn - SHOW ME LOVE 02 - 06 - 09 - Another Level - BE ALONE NO MORE 1 - NEW - 10 - Beenie Man - WHO AM I 16 - 07 - 11 - All Saints - NEVER EVER 13 - 09 - 12 - Robbie Williams - ANGELS 05 - 08 - 13 - Will Smith - GETTIN' JIGGY WIT IT 02 - 10 - 14 - Shania Twain - YOU'RE STILL THE ONE 1 - NEW - 15 - Metallica - THE UNFORGIVEN II 1 - NEW - 16 - Finley Quaye - YOUR LOVE GETS SWEETER 03 - 11 - 17 - Camisra - LET ME SHOW YOU 02 - 05 - 18 - Will Mellor - WHEN I NEED YOU 04 - 13 - 19 - Cleopatra - CLEOPATRA'S THEME 13 - 17 - 20 - Janet Jackson - TOGETHER AGAIN 02 - 14 - 21 - Rest Assured - TREAT INFAMY 1 - NEW - 22 - Iggy Pop - THE PASSENGER 1 - NEW - 23 - Steven Houghton - TRULY 09 - 18 - 24 - Lighthouse Family - HIGH 1 - NEW - 25 - Hinda Hicks - IF YOU WANT ME 02 - 16 - 26 - N-Tyce - TELEFUNKIN' 1 - NEW - 27 - Adam F - MUSIC IN MY MIND 04 - 15 - 28 - Backstreet Boys - ALL I HAVE TO GIVE 06 - 22 - 29 - Catatonia - MULDER AND SCULLY 06 - 19 - 30 - Usher - YOU MAKE ME WANNA 02 - 12 - 31 - Ocean Colour Scene - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING 1 - NEW - 32 - Maria Nayler - NAKED AND SACRED 04 - 24 - 33 - Wes - ALANE 15 - 33 - 34 - Lutricia McNeal - AIN'T THAT JUST THE WAY 02 - 21 - 35 - Martha Wash Featuring RuPaul - IT'S RAINING MEN...THE SEQUEL 05 - 20 - 36 - Sandy B - MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND 1 - NEW - 37 - Richie Sambora - HARD TIMES COME EASY 1 - NEW - 38 - Queen Pen - MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC 03 - 25 - 39 - DJ Quicksilver - PLANET LOVE 08 - 27 - 40 - Bamboo - BAMBOOGIE 02 - 23 - 41 - Milk Incorporated - GOOD ENOUGH (LA VACHE) 03 - 28 - 42 - Air - SEXY BOY 05 - 26 - 43 - Aaron Carter - CRAZY LITTLE PARTY GIRL 03 - 30 - 44 - Stereophonics - LOCAL BOY IN THE PHOTOGRAPH 1 - NEW - 45 - Marion - MIYAKO HIDEAWAY 1 - NEW - 46 - Black Grape - MARBLES 02 - 32 - 47 - Imani Coppola - LEGEND OF A COWGIRL 1 - NEW - 48 - Theaudience - IF YOU CAN'T DO IT WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG, WHEN CAN YOU DO IT? 1 - NEW - 49 - Meredith Brooks - WHAT WOULD HAPPEN 08 - 38 - 50 - Wildchild - RENEGADE MASTER '98 03 - 31 - 51 - Lilys - A NANNY IN MANHATTAN 04 - 36 - 52 - Jay-Z Featuring Gwen Dickey - WISHING ON A STAR 11 - 41 - 53 - Spice Girls - TOO MUCH 03 - 34 - 54 - Bluetones - SOLOMON BITES THE WORM 1 - NEW - 55 - Wubbel-U - PETAL 16 - 49 - 56 - Various Artists - PERFECT DAY 20 - 45 - 57 - Aqua - BARBIE GIRL 02 - 29 - 58 - Dandy Warhols - EVERY DAY SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY 03 - 35 - 59 - Shola Ama - MUCH LOVE 1 - NEW - 60 - Young Offenders - (THAT'S WHY WE) LOSE CONTROL 16 - 42 - 61 - Steps - 5, 6, 7, 8 13 - 54 - 62 - Teletubbies - TELETUBBIES SAY EH-OH! 03 - 65 - 63 - Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins - IT'S LIKE THAT 02 - 40 - 64 - Money Mark - HAND IN YOUR HEAD 1 - NEW - 65 - Agent 00 - THE MAGNIFICENT 1 - NEW - 66 - Genesis - NOT ABOUT US 03 - 44 - 67 - Hurricane #1 - ONLY THE STRONGEST WILL SURVIVE 1 - NEW - 68 - Ultrasound - BEST WISHES 04 - 43 - 69 - Da Hool - MEET HER AT THE LOVE PARADE 02 - 39 - 70 - Dust Junkys - WHAT TIME IS IT? 1 - NEW - 71 - Crystal Method - KEEP HOPE ALIVE 15 - 61 - 72 - Steven Houghton - WIND BENEATH MY WINGS 07 - 50 - 73 - Oasis - ALL AROUND THE WORLD 14 - 58 - 74 - Boyzone - BABY CAN I HOLD YOU / SHOOTING STAR 04 - 51 - 75 - Encore - LE DISC JOCKEY Text source: UKMIX +++ The entry at #8 should not be confused with the bigger 'Show Me Love' by Robin S. And personally 'Frozen' is one of Madonna's best, fab production and vocal delivery. Also worth noting the coincidence of 'Naked and Sacred' appearing in a Flashback at the same time it's in the Buzzjack Song Contest! Good song. Also love Brimful Of Asha from that chart at #3.
March 1, 20187 yr Come celebrate 'Frozen' turning 20 in the Madonna AF. :kink: Easily her biggest and best reinvention. 'Frozen' is such a breathtaking piece, really eerie and unnerving but so emotional and haunting at the same time. Early Spring 1998 was such a huge time for chart music with 'Frozen', 'My Heart Will Go On' and 'Brimful of Asha' selling by the bucket load (all three sold 100k in this particular week), then the huge 'It's Like That' in a couple of weeks time and preventing Spice Girls from #1.
March 1, 20187 yr Had never heard Naked and Sacred before BJSC, it's very One On One which should come as no surprise really. That top 15 is PACKED full of classics, a good 13 songs I still listen to a lot today. Only really Metallica and Beenie Man I don't care for.
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